CES: Ballmer shows off Windows 7 slate PCs, but he's coy about Courier

From InfoWorld: Microsoft Corp.'s Courier tablet computer failed to make a rumored appearance at CEO Steve Ballmer's keynote speech at CES last night.

Instead, Ballmer showed off three tablet computers running the touch-enabled Windows 7. The tablets were built by Asus spinoff Pegatron, media player maker Archos and Hewlett-Packard Co.

"These are almost as portable as a phone, but running Windows 7," he said.

HP said its slate computer will ship this year, part of a growing group of its new touch-enabled computers. No pricing or specs were disclosed, and the company did not announce specific availability dates.

HP also agreed to install Bing as the default search engine, and MSN the default home page, on HP computers in 42 countries.

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